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US authorities should adjust their webmining algorithms.
by lignuist 15y ago
US authorities should adjust their webmining algorithms.
- perfunctory 15y agoFor what? So that they can spot real terrorists who post their plans on-line?
- lignuist 15y agoFor instance... No, it was more a joke. :) I think we all know, that trying to catch terrorist via twitter is pointless.
- maaku 15y agoPerhaps, but it's a reasonable way to catch mentally unstable people acting out crazy fantasies... Such people might actually post their plans on twitter.
- lignuist 15y agoWhat if authorities cannot distinguish between such utterances and bad jokes? (Obviously they can't) I think, many people would change the way they communicate, if a single silly tweet can have legal consequences or even can destroy their lives.
- perfunctory 15y agoOh yes they will. This is exactly what's happening in authoritarian countries around the world.